Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-09
CHAPTER I'll

The end Of that wretchel night came ut last.
When the welcome morning broke | found
that n great change had taken place ont Of
doors The fierce snowstorm had been the
farewell Of the frost. The heavy rain that
followed had filled the roads with slusAy
and rapidly-thaWIng snow. ! managed 10
extort some sort OF a breakfast from my
host. then, having TecCmpeus.d him ac-
corlIns 90 my promise, not his deserts.
started a, soon as i could, on the bare back
al nav unfortunate stce1. for Midc1mba
wnlcu pace. aIIer my nIgnrs cXpeueacoA
seemed gifted with merits u 70 its own.
was surprised upon leaving the house 20
ind il was of larger dimensions than, from
the little / saw of u during the night / had
Imagined. 1t was altogether a better class
IF residence than had supposed. Ny suriy
friend accompanied me Untl he had placed
me on TIE main road where ! could make
no possible mistake. He was kind enough
TO promise TO assist any one l might send out
ia getting the dogcart under way Then,
with a hearty WISH on my part that ] nigh,
never ecG.E meet with hi, Like, we parted.
/ found my way 10 Mijcome without much
trouble took off IN things, had WASH
and, like a sensible man tor once, went Q,
bed. But l did not forget TO send boy
straight Oft TO the nearest telegraph station.
My message TO Brand was brief one. /
simply said: Tell your friend have found
bh man. This duty done, dismissed Oh
recuiation "a TO the result from my min Q,
AMI settled down t. maze up arrears Ct
sleep.
was surprised az the reply received that
same evening from Brand: 1--WE shall De-
with YOU a. soon as We can go, down t.
morrow. VI et Us at station. From this Il
was clear that my friend was wanted par.
ticularlv-a.l the bctterl / turned 10 tic
time table and found that, OWNS 30 change
and delays. they could not get t. c., tho
nearest station 60 Midc1mba, until o'clock
in the afternoon. ] inquired about the Grip
pied doc-cart Il had boon lraa-ht in: go j
left strict instructions tAot .halt 5t some
sort was 10 be rugged in time for mc todrivc
over the next day and meet the doctor and
his friend
They came as promised. II was a comfort
TO sea frianls of any description. So / gave
them n hearty welcome GARRISON took
holl Of both my hands ana shook them 30
warmly that began 10 fear had discovered
% long-.ost father o. his in my friend. hoG
almost forgotten the young fellows appear.
aucc or he looked very different man %.
day from the one / hal seen when last We
Nleu. linen nc was a wan p'nSiNe rom an
tic, pocucal-lockin sort Of fellow; now he
sccmcd full of energy, vitality and grit Poor
old Brand looked rs serious as an undertaken
engaged in burying bis own mother
Carriston began TO question me, but Brand
stopped him. you promised should make
inquiries first" he SAID. Then BE- turned 10
mo.
"LooG here. Richard, when be calls mo
II 1 l. .H..NH. Ia.
IL believe you have brought Us down ou "a
fools errand; but let ~ go TO some place
whore We can talk together for "a few min.
utesn
led them across the road TO the Raj way
Inn We entered room. and, having for
tn sake ofappearanccs ordered a little light
rcfresbment, cold the waiter to shut the door
from the outside Brand settled down with